Capturing the essence of wanderlust: Exploring the world through the lens.
Why You Should Travel With Just A Backpack: Are you the type of person who seems to always get the shopping cart with a wheel that has a mind of its own? Now imagine if that was your suitcase. Not much fun is it? You can’t be stealthy when everybody around you can hear the thumping and rattling of your suitcase. Note: There are a few affiliate links sprinkled throughout this article.…
Pack Like You Mean It: The No-BS Minimalist Packing Guide for Digital Nomads Who Actually Travel Three flights in Bangkok. That’s when I learned. I was dragging two camera bags, a rolling suitcase, and a “personal item” that weighed more than some toddlers through Suvarnabhumi Airport at 2 AM. My back was screaming. My shoulder … Read more
The Day Southwest Killed “Bags Fly Free” May 2025. I’m standing at gate B22 in Las Vegas watching a 62-year-old woman argue with a gate agent about a $35 charge she didn’t see coming. “Southwest never charges for bags,” she keeps saying. The agent just shrugs. “New policy, ma’am. Started three weeks ago.” Behind her, … Read more
Travel Smart & Save Money Last March, I landed in Bangkok with $47 in my checking account. Not ideal. Especially when I had a three-month shoot scheduled across Southeast Asia. But here’s the thing—I’d been here before. Years of traveling for film projects taught me something most travel blogs won’t tell you: the expensive mistakes … Read more
The Night I Almost Lost Everything in Prague Three years ago, I was shooting B-roll for a travel documentary in Prague’s Old Town. My camera bag sat next to me at an outdoor café—right next to me—while I reviewed footage on my laptop. I looked down for maybe thirty seconds to adjust a color grade. … Read more
The Terminal C Panic That Taught Me Everything Toronto Airport. 5:47 a.m. I’m speed-walking through Terminal 1 with two Pelican 1510 cases—one stuffed with $22,000 in camera bodies and lenses, the other packed with batteries, monitors, and hard drives containing the only existing footage from our “Going Home” shoot. Gate closes in 11 minutes. My … Read more
Introduction: Seattle Filmmaker’s Walking Tour Look, I’ll be honest with you. As someone who’s made the trek from Victoria to Seattle more times than I can count (thank you, Mariners, Seahawks, and Kraken for draining my wallet), I’ve learned that this city is an absolute goldmine for content creators and filmmakers. Whether you’re vlogging your … Read more
How to Become a Travel Filmmaker: The Guide Nobody Tells You About I still remember sitting in a cramped hotel room in Thailand at 3 AM, battling corrupted footage from my first paid travel gig. The client wanted their promo video in 48 hours. My camera had overheated during the most crucial interview. And I … Read more
Intro: Pack Light & Never Check a Bag: A Filmmaker’s Guide I stood at the baggage carousel in Prague at 2 AM, watching everyone else’s luggage circle past while mine was… somewhere. Probably Vienna. The airline had no idea. That was the last time I ever checked a bag. Since then, I’ve shot films in … Read more
The 4 AM Wake-Up Call I’m standing in a freezing parking lot in rural British Columbia at 4 AM, loading gear into a rental car for a 12-hour documentary shoot. My back already hurts just looking at the pile of equipment. Camera body, lenses, tripod, audio gear, batteries, lights—the list goes on. By hour six, … Read more